Ex-Governor of Bayelsa dies at 63

Gbenga Bada 18:38 - 10 October 2015

It was also reported that the 63-years old politician slipped into a coma on Thursday, October 8, 2015 and was placed on life support but breathed his last on Saturday.

Ex-Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Solomon Alamieyeseigha, has been announced dead.

According to a report by Channels Television, the politician died of cardiac arrest after at an undisclosed hospital.

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The report further revealed that the news of Alamieyeseigha's death has been confirmed by the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Esueme Dan-Kikili, who said he passed on today, Saturday, October 10, 2015.

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According to his Wikipedia page, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was born on November 16, 1952 in Amassoma, Ogboin North Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.